diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte
index 178e73e59c..113aa1f098 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte
@@ -1006,6 +1006,7 @@
 			treeCache = new Map(treeCache).set(directory, entries);
 			saveTreeState();
 		}
+		return result !== null;
 	};
 
 	const fetchExpandedDir = async (path: string) => {
@@ -1478,6 +1479,10 @@
 	};
 
 	// ── Folder creation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	const startNewFolderIn = async (path: string) => {
+		if (await loadDir(path)) await startNewFolder();
+	};
+
 	const startNewFolder = async () => {
 		if (!currentWritable) return;
 		creatingFolder = true;
@@ -2550,6 +2555,7 @@
 											}
 										: undefined}
 									onDownload={downloadFile}
+									onNewFolder={startNewFolderIn}
 									onDelete={requestDelete}
 									onMove={handleMovePaths}
 									onRename={handleRename}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav/FileEntryRow.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav/FileEntryRow.svelte
index 255f8bd26b..c85d0d7772 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav/FileEntryRow.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav/FileEntryRow.svelte
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	export let terminalKey: string = '';
 
 	export let onOpen: (entry: FileEntry) => void = () => {};
+	export let onNewFolder: ((path: string) => void) | undefined = undefined;
 	export let onSelectForComparison: (() => void) | undefined = undefined;
 	export let onCompareWithSelected: (() => void) | undefined = undefined;
 	export let comparisonPath: string | null = null;
@@ -390,6 +391,21 @@
 							</div>
 						</button>
 					{/if}
+					{#if entry.type === 'directory' && onNewFolder}
+						<button
+							type="button"
+							class="{menuItemClass} disabled:opacity-40 disabled:hover:bg-transparent"
+							disabled={!writable}
+							on:click|stopPropagation={() => {
+								if (!writable) return;
+								menuOpen = false;
+								onNewFolder?.(directoryPath);
+							}}
+						>
+							<Icon name="folder" size={12} strokeWidth={1.4} />
+							<div class="flex items-center">{$i18n.t('New Folder')}</div>
+						</button>
+					{/if}
 					{#if entry.type === 'file' && onSelectForComparison}
 						<button
 							type="button"